RE: About oracle-l: some odd combinations of characters

Have you checked on your Outlook what settings you have for
Tools>Options>Mail Format? Check what you have set for "Internet Format"
and "International Options." What encoding are you using for outgoing
messages? Have you tried changing to a different encoding? Or it could
just be your Exchange server (or any other stop along the way) that is
adding the =3D20 to your messages when an unknown character is found in
your message.

Perhaps the =3D20 is the result of some funky behavior between us-ascii
encoding and 2003. Is your email server formatting or retouching -so to
speak- your email messages before forwarding them? Just a thought!

I don't use Outlook and I see it (=3D3D20) in mails from Lisa Koivu =
only.
Maybe she use new Outlook 2003?

JP

Barbara Baker wrote:
> I'm definitely NOT using Outlook, and I see the same> thing.>=3D20> Never noticed it in any of the fatcity messages.>=3D20> It's curious.>=3D20>=3D20> --- Mladen Gogala <mladen_at_wangtrading.com> wrote:>=3D20>>That is a natural consequence of using Outlook. When>>the message is>>encoded in another character set and is improperly>>converted, you get =3D20>>lovely characters like that. Outlook is a part of a>>very sinister virus =3D20>>called "windoze". Despite all attempts, spreading of>>the virus has not =3D20>>been stopped yet. Companies like Novell, Redhat and>>Mandrake can help =3D20>>you with programs needed to stop the deadly windoze>>virus.>>>>On 01/29/2004 05:14:57 PM, Mario Cariggi wrote:>>>>>Hi list,>>>>>>has someone observed the presence of>>>some odd combinations of characters in the>>>body of the mails of this mailing-list?>>>>Combinations>>>>>like this one: 20=3D3D3D>>>>>>Do I miss anything? Is it a bug/virus/worm?>>>>>>and by the way thanks Jared for your work on>>>>oracle-l!>>

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